Villadom Times Weekly Newpaper Online-January 27, 2010 Issue

January 27, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 21 Ho-Ho-Kus Jottings Lovi to exhibit at library The Worth-Pinkham Memorial Library, 91 Warren Avenue, Ho-Ho-Kus, will be hosting Armin J. Lovi as the artist for the month of February. A Mahwah resident, Lovi enjoys photographing flowers, architecture, and candid views of people. Using both digital and film (color and black & white) and various 33mm and medium format cameras, Lovi continues to study and experiment with lenses in different light and locations. His work has been featured at Ramapo College of New Jersey fundraising events. Register for men’s softball league Registration is open for the 2010 spring season of the Ho-Ho-Kus/Saddle River Men’s Softball League. Now in its 37th season, the league is modified-pitch style and plays on Sunday mornings from March 28 through the end of June. The cost per player is $85. The registration deadline is March 1. For more details, or to receive a registration form, call (201) 445-1058 or e-mail walbet@optonline.net. Register for baseball and softball Online registration is underway for the 2010 Ho-HoKus/Saddle River Baseball and Softball Season. Residents of Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River may sign up their children in grades kindergarten through nine by accessing the HHK/SR Baseball and Softball Association website at http://www.hhksrbsa.com/. The is $90 for children in kindergarten and first grade, and $115 for children in grades two through nine. Registration ends Feb. 1. Hudson’s travels to be discussed Tom O’Brien will present “Henry Hudson: Life, Times, and Voyages” to the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors on Tuesday, Jan 26 at the Hermitage, 335 North Franklin Turnpike, Ho-HoKus. This lecture and visual presentation in honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the Hudson River is based on actual logs and diaries kept by officers and crew members, including facts relevant to the times, ships, geography, and inhabitants of the explored areas. Members of the Ho-Ho-Kus Seniors meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month in the education building of the Hermitage. Beverages and dessert are served at noon and programs begin at 1 p.m. Residents 55 and over are welcome to attend meetings, programs, and trips. For program information, contact Joan at (201) 444-4896, or trips contact Sue at (201) 444-7235. VFW seeks memorabilia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 192 in Ho-Ho-Kus is seeking photos, newspaper clippings, post cards, maps, aerial photos, and similar items featuring Ho-Ho-Kus and the immediate area, including the Hopper-Zabriskie Cemetery on First Street in Ho-Ho-Kus, prior to 1966. These items will be used for the VFW Post’s history project. All materials will be returned after scanning and copying. Contact Stanley Kober at (201) 445-1121. Box Tops for Education drive underway The Home and School Association will be collecting Box Tops for Education Labels throughout the 200910 school year. The community is asked to save the labels on purchases and bring them to the collection box located in borough hall. Each label is worth 10 cents to the school. For more information about this program, visit boxtops4education.com. Railroad club (continued from page 5) non-exempt tenant the lessee has the leasehold estate, and is listed as the owner, even though they do not actually own the property. (N.J.S.A. 54:4-2.3). As the leasehold owner, they are responsible for their portion of the real estate taxes.” Merolla added that she believes the state laws and regulations supercede the lease “as the law specifically addresses leasehold estates, and must be adhered to.” She informed Watkins that a tax bill will be sent to the club, cautioning that the law provides that, in the absence of payment, “a lien on the leasehold estate is to be made and…(the club) shall be personally liable.” Asked to comment on the situation, Kober said, “It’s my belief that if the railroaders generate their income in the building through the train shows each year; use the building 99.5 percent (of the time) compared to our less than 0.5 percent of the time; and want to operate in ‘good faith’ as their attorney has said they purport to do, then they will obey the law and pay the tax assessment apportionment without hesitation or rebuttal when it comes due. After all, they are not a non-profit organization entitled to a property tax exemption, according to the tax assessor.” When the lease was first proposed in the 1990s, the agreement was touted as a solution for the railroad club, which had recently lost its layout space in Ramsey, and for the VFW, whose members had approached the council for assistance with maintaining the building. However, the railroad club and Post 192 have been at odds over the use of the local veterans’ group’s building for several years due to the restrictions placed on the VFW. The terms of the lease, which was renewed in 2002, allow the VFW members limited access to their own building, a situation that has been problematic since the organization was reorganized and revitalized with Kober at the helm approximately four years ago. The VFW had planned to raze the Cliff Street building and construct a new home for Post 192, but the railroad club did not support those plans. The VFW then approached the borough to buy the neighboring property for a construction project. When that matter was close to a vote, the state VFW organization said Post 192’s lease with the railroad club was invalid, and the building plans were put on hold. Post 192’s recent attempt to evict the club from the Cliff Street building went to court, and was dismissed without prejudice. In that case, the VFW alleged that the club violated its lease agreement, and asked the club to remedy the violations. F O CUS on WALDWICK Businesses �� The Villadom TIMES is pleased to offer you the opportunity to showcase your business and staff in its annual special section, focusing on you... the merchants of Waldwick. Let us compose a high performance “Pictorial”advertisement that will give your local consumers the opportunity to get to know you and the special way you conduct your business. 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